Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
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